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He has not wavered – Freeland will wait until after playing this summer with the Great Britain National Team before making his decision final. But in the meantime, Freeland's camp is fielding interest and talking to a number of teams around the league according to a number of people who are familiar with the situation. Bloguin

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Joel Freeland: "Right now I think I'm going to continue in Unicaja, but you can't take anything for granted" La Provincia

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Jason Filippi (scout): "The NBA is not going to wait on Victor Claver or Joel Freeland forever." Superdeporte

Portland Trail Blazers, Victor Claver, Joel Freeland, Transactions 

Joe Freeland: Right now I think I will play with Unicaja next season, although it's not written in stone. La Provincia

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Olshey seems high on Claver, a high-flying, "glue" forward from Spain, calling him “a good fit,” for the Blazers. But Freeland? Olshey was noncommittal. “I’ve watched Joel, but I wasn’t in Europe this year,” Olshey said. “He wasn’t a guy I focused on. The guys here just got back from Treviso, (Italy); they’re comfortable with him. But if we’re going to talk about doing something with him, I’m going to want to spend some time with him.” Oregonian

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Olshey will get that chance next week, when he and members of the Blazers’ management team travel to Houston, where Freeland will be playing for Great Britain in a tune up for the Olympics. Olshey said he plans to watch Britain scrimmage against Lithuania on Saturday night and will work in some lunches and/or dinners with Freeland and his agent to discuss the forward/center’s future with the Blazers. “I’ll know more after I meet with Joel,” Olshey said. “I want to explain our situation, where our roster composition is heading, what his role on the team would be. What you don’t want to do is bring someone in under false pretenses just because it’s a talent grab. I want he and his agent to be totally informed on where we’re heading. They may want to wait until after they see where we’re going in the draft, to see if there’s going to be a positional conflict.” Oregonian

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During the press conference to announce the arrival of Jasmin Repesa as head coach for the coming season, Eduardo Garcia, Unicaja Malaga's president, denied that the club got offers for Joel Freelannd. "We didn't have any proposal for Joel Freeland. He is a Unicaja Malaga's player and we count on him for the coming season" said Garcia. Sportando

Spain, Joel Freeland, Unicaja 

During the press conference to announce the arrival of Jasmin Repesa as head coach for the coming season, Eduardo Garcia, Unicaja Malaga's president, denied that the club got offers for Joel Freelannd. "We didn't have any proposal for Joel Freeland. He is a Unicaja Malaga's player and we count on him for the coming season" said Garcia. Sportando

Spain, Joel Freeland, Unicaja 

Jason Quick: Blazers dir. NBA scouting, Mike Born says Portland's former first-round pick, Joel Freeland, is like Spurs Tiago Splitter w/better offense Twitter

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Six big clubs are interested in Joel Freeland: Real Madrid, Barcelona Regal, CSKA Moscow, Panathinaikos, Fenerbahce Ulker and Maccabi Tel Aviv. TuBasket.com

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Freeland's buyout agreement: $1.5 million for NBA out and 2.5 million euros ($3.1 million) to play somewhere else in Europe. TuBasket.com

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The chances that Joel Freeland will continue his career in Malaga are becoming smaller. Three elite teams are reportedly willing to make an offer in order to break his contract. As it was reported by malagahoy.es, Barcelona, CSKA Moscow and Anadolu Efes have already made first inquiries regarding the possiblity of signing Joel Freeland. TalkBasket

FC Barcelona, Joel Freeland, CSKA Moscow, Anadolu Efes 

If Freeland was to leave Unicaja for another team in Europe, his new club would have to pay €2.5 million to break his contract. Though Unicaja could lower their demands in case a good offer is presented. Barcelona could include Fran Vazquez in the deal and to lower the buy-out by doing so. Vazquez hasn't enjoyed as much playing time lately in Catalan club. Besides, he has already played in Malaga. The buy-out for an NBA team is reportedly €1.5 million which is also high considering the fact that NBA teams can only pay $500K in such cases. TalkBasket

Joel Freeland 

According to La Opinion de Malaga, one of the keys of Unicaja Malaga's summer market is Joel Freeland. The British big man has two more years left on his contract with the Spanish team but he has also an NBA escape to exercise by July 10 behind payment of little more than €1M. Sportando

Spain, Joel Freeland, Unicaja 

“I have to talk with my agent about everything,” Freeland told La Opinion De Malaga. Now that we have some downtime, I’ll speak with him and have a look at all my options. “I want to win something and if it can be in (Malaga), all the better. I have a contract here and that’s all I’m thinking about. Like every player, I’d also love to play in the NBA. If I get the opportunity this summer, I don’t know. I can’t say if I’d say yes or no.” MVP 24/7

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If former Blazer draft picks Joel Freeland and Victor Claver are technically under contract with their Spanish pro teams, the buyouts are low enough that it won’t be a problem bringing them to the NBA next season, Buchanan says. “European contracts can be interpreted a lot of ways,” the Blazers’ interim GM says. “We’ve had talks with both players and their parties, and we’re hopeful we can get something worked out. It will take some negotiations.” Portland Tribune

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Freeland will be in Houston in late June for a series of exhibition games with England’s Olympic team, coached by Rockets assistant Chris Finch. “We’ll see Joel when he’s there and will continue to have talks with his agent,” Buchanan says. Portland Tribune

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But as the Blazers plot ways to spend the $15-$20 million in salary cap money they will have at their disposal, two players they already have the rights to also will factor into their plans: Joel Freeland and Victor Claver. The former first-round draft picks have spent the past few seasons in the Spanish ACB League developing their games and preparing for a move to the world's highest level of basketball, and it appears the time to make that move finally has arrived. Two members of the Blazers' front office, Joe Cronin and Steve Rosenberry, traveled to Europe last week to visit the duo, and both expressed a desire to make the leap to the NBA next season. Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Victor Claver, Joel Freeland 

The Blazers responded by telling them they'd love to have them. "We'd really like to bring them both over," Blazers interim general manager Chad Buchanan said. "We're going to be aggressive to get them signed and get them in a Blazers uniform next season. Any deal will have to make sense for Joel, for Victor and for the Blazers and our offseason plans. But if we had a choice, we'd like to get them both signed." Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Victor Claver, Joel Freeland 

Nothing is set in stone, but it seems like the stars have finally aligned for Claver and Freeland to make the jump from the ACB League to the NBA. "We're high on both players," Cronin said. "And they are intrigued about the possibility of coming over. Nothing is a lock, but there is a good chance it will happen this year. We'd be very happy if we could get them over next year." Oregonian

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